Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-12
A PUEELING QTEsrIoS.

The visit Of the Hawaiian Qaeen to
Washington created q falter among the
snobs of that sROb-riedeu city such a.
has not been seen since the lady who
crowns tie, dove % az -
live queen Was new thing al our demo
cratic court, aud mons Of the authori.
ties seemed TO feel satisfied as 20 the
precise position which should be 40.
corded 10 her. That she must be re-
oesved In . proper manner, all agreed;
but bow and by whom she should be re-
oeived was the subject Of much and
bitter discussion.
IL vas not the royalty Of the Sand.
Web queen alone which made her re.
sepsion psRplexing affair. There vss
another complication which greatly
troubled her lnhospitAbls entertainers.
She u . neGFo-thas lie. she IL not sx
aosly negro, bot shs certainly ia no,
white, and as. according to the Southern
Idea, everything which is not pure
white 10 negro, she mast be releRated 10
the sauss plane Of social lnferiori,y as
blanche X. Bruce, JobR Il. Lynch, Fred
Douglas and others Of the most worthy
and intellectual Of our fellow citizens.
The party Of ohivalFy lie in power at the
National capital q, present, and Tie soul
OF ehiValry FevOltsd a. the bare thought
OF according distinguished houars 10 A
nseFoi and 50 society vas all torn up.
President Cleveland finally resolved
10 entertain the Queen at the White
House. This decision, u Is inferred
vas not reached without grave discus.
sion among the members Of the Cab.
inea Secretary Lamar aid not hesitate
70 make public bis disgust at the idea Of
thus receiving a negro. lie failed 10 At.
tend the reception. hts reason for 80
doing. as publicly given, being that be
vas suffering from neuralgia, and h,s
reason, as privately given and generally
understood, being that be had never p,,,
himself on q social equality With mig
gers" in Mississippi and did not eropose !
70 do 90 in Washington.
In suite 81 the absence Of Secretary |
Lamar, however. the reception Is said
10 have been - much Of success as
could have bees expected under tie cir
eamstanees. OF course. there vas some
stiffness. oaeen KapiolAni is unable to
Spsak English naently and President
Clevslands knOwledee ef KAnaka IL
equally limited, The how Of eonversa-
ton Gas, therefore. scarcely A. easy Aad
smooth - might have been desired.
Royalty and democracy were prevented
BY an insapsFabls barrier from attain
Ing that easy intercourse which would
have made the occasion one 10 be for
lvef remembered. THIS. however. uas
Due entirely 10 the fault OF The Qae,n
OduOstion and tie Presidents oppor
lunitiss and not IN any degree 90 lack
81 sympathy between the host and his
quest.
50. havieg been daily received al the
White Hoese, she dasky queen waa re-
zardsd a. worthy 10 b received into ths
.nnsrmost circles o. snobdona, ana this
solutlsn Of the vexed eoeial question
Ass been generally accepted as nnaL
Hereafter. Washington society wili re-
gard royalty ss ROYALTY. without regard
10 whether u il tie royalty o. Earepe
81 that Of The Soush Sess "a wASther -
10 vhits, black % SPOTTED. Cavalry Is |
dissatisfied a. the deeEaon,
bat ohivAlry Il bOand 10 keep la favor
n The white HoGss 10 Asy svssL AEa ID
sill doebtisss receive The nsXs qassa
hat AAppsns along, Smh al tie hoaes
oeAttiug Der positian ans Sithoai tue l
Iiighsest regard 10 ths SHADE q her
'onplexion.